shipping terminal
Where ships dock
A shipping terminal is a facility where cargo is loaded onto and unloaded from ships, typically featuring docks, cranes, and storage areas.
Container terminals handle standardized shipping containers; bulk terminals process loose materials like grain or coal.
The term also applies to facilities for passenger ferries and cruise ships: We met them at the ferry terminal.
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
- cargo holdVessel's storage area
- transshipmentCargo transfer between carriers
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- pierWaterfront landing structure
quay · deep water port · dry dock · cargo handling · railcar · crane · gantry · customs clearance · stevedore · dock workers · inventory control · scheduling · barge · packing · freight yard · freight station · dispatching · inspection
- terminalsTTY, console, green screen, teletype, Kitty
- waterfront structureslighthouse, wharf, pier, boat house, jetty
- Freight Hubsdistribution center, fulfillment center, freight depot, freight yard, freight station
- factoriesfactory, manufacturing plant, assembly plant, car factory, plants
- harborsanchorage, haven, Boston Harbor, New York Harbor, berths
- trade zonesfree trade zone, trading hub, economic zone, free zone, trade hub
shipping terminalairport
Aviation passenger facility
rail yard · heliport · railway terminal · truck terminal · train station
shipping terminalpoint of origin
Where something starts
manufacturing plant · factory · retail store · distribution center · fulfillment center
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